Toy



W. BLEESING, C. F. HOWARD AND 'S. A. PEXTON.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. H, 1920.

1,73?9 7%O Patented May 31, 1921.

. onrrsasrares earenr oer-a WILLIAM BLEESING, CHARLES E. HOWMD, AND SIDNEY A. PEXTON,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR-S T CHICAGO NOVELTY OF CHICAGO, (30., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM BLEESING, CHARLES F. HOWARD, and SIDNEY A. PEX- TON, all citizens of the United States, and

residents of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in toys and has special reference to toys which are adapted to. be pushed along the floor by the child using same.

The object of our invention is to provide a toy which can be manufactured at low cost, which shall have a handle orstick adapted to be removably mounted upon or attached to the toyin such manner that the handle shall be securely held in its relative position while the toy is being manipulated, and shall be readily removable for packing and storage.

The toys to which our invention relates comprise at least two layers of cardboard secured together adjacent to their edges at a few separated points, the handle or stick having a bifurcated, split or forked end,.the two prongs of which are adapted to be readily inserted through holes in the sides of the toy to enter between the two sides thereof and be held firmly in position.

The prongs thus inserted are adapted to be frictionally held by the clamping efifect of the sides of the toy and they are also adapted to spread the sides of the toy apart and thus free a rotatably mounted member which may form a part of the toy.

A further feature of our invention resides in the simple means which we employ to hold the handle rigidly in its relative position and consisting of a notch in the edge of the toy into which the handle can be forced, in combination with the clamping of the edges of the sheets between the two prongs of the handle.

Our invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, and in which 2- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy made in accordance with and embodying our invention Fig. 2 is a vertical section substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 11, 1920. Serial No. 423,255.

Patented May 31, 1921.

Fig. 3 is a substantiall horiz tion on the line 3-3 of F ig. 1. Ontal sec In said drawings, 1 represents the body of the toy, which, 1n the form illustrated, represents a doll. This body is composed of two sheets of cardboard 2 which are the same in size and shape and are adapted to be fastened together in registry with each other by staples 3 spaced around the u er art of the body and an eyelet 4 near ti ie ldiver part of the body. Upon the eyelet is arranged a rotatable member 5 having a series of pro ections 6 which represent feet, the member 5 being adapted to be rotated when the toy is pushed along the floor, the friction on the pro ections 6 causing the member 5 to rotate and give the appearance that the figure is walking.

To enable the childto properly control the figure and push it along on the floor we provlde a stick or handle member 7 which is adapted to be removably secured to the body 1. One end of the handle member 7 is divided into two prongs 8 by means of a central saw cut 9 and these two ends 8 have their extreme ends 10 sharpened or tapered as best shown in Fig. 3, the tapering being done on the outer sides of the prongs so that their sharpened ends lie close together. The two sides 2 of the body of the toy are provlded with openings 11 through which the pointed prongs 8 can be thrust in securing the handle member to the body. These two openings 11 are offset as best shown in Fig. 1. and the two prongs 8 are of equal length. The offsetting of the holes as described, permits one prong to be entered through the hole through one of the sides of the body in advance of the other, thusfacilitating the entering of the prongs.

The rear edge of the body is provided with a notch 12, equal in width to the vertlcal thickness of the stick 7 and into which the body of the stick is projected. The notch 12 provides shoulders 13 above and below the engaging end of the stick, which, in combination with the holes 11 through which the prongs are projected, rigidly holds the handle or stick 7 in its desired inclined relation'to the body.

The rear edge portion of the body is tightly clamped between the two prongs, as best shown at 14:, (Fig. 3) the engagementof the two prongs between the two sides of the body squeezing the prongs together and tightly clamping the body at this point.

Furthermore, the projection of the prongs.

between the two sides of the body spreads these sides apart and leaves the rotatable member 5 substantially free of friction and easily rotatable in the operation of the toy.

While the offsetting of the two openings 11 might be sufficient to hold the handle or stick 7 in its desired inclined position in the operation of the toy, we prefer to provide the rear edge of the toy with the notch 12 to assist in the rigid holding of the handle.

It will be obvious that the handle or stick 7 can be readily removed from the body for packing and storage purposes and that when it is desired to operate the toy the handle can be quickly and readily attached to the body and will be held rigidly in position and that the rotatable member 5, by reason of the spreading apart of the two sides of the body, will be free to rotate on the pivot 4 and will not be hindered by frictional engagement of the two sides of the body.

As it is obvious that many modifications of our invention will readily suggest themselves to one skilled in the art we do not intend that our invention shall be limited or confined to the specific constructions herein shown and described.

We claim:

1. A toy comprising two sheets of cardboard or similar material secured together at their edges only, in combination with a handle member bifurcated or split at its attachment end to provide two prongs adapted to straddle the edge portion of the toy, and the two sheets of cardboard provided with openings permitting the insertion of thetwo prongs through the sides of the toy to extend between same. i

2. In a toy of the kind described, a body portion comprising two cardboard or similar sheets secured together adjacent to their edges, the middle portion thereof being free to be spread'apart in combination with a handle member or stick having a longitudinal split or cut dividing its attachment end into two prongs, the free ends of the prongs being tapered externally to thin ends, the sides of the body provided with openings through which the prongs can be inserted,

i one fromeach outer side, the adjacent edge of the toy being received in the cut in the handle and adapted to be clamped thereby, the middle portion of the sides being spread apart by the insertion of the prongs.

3. In a toy of the kind described, a body portion comprising two similar shaped cardboard or similar material sides, means securing the sides together adjacent to their edges, a rotatable member mounted between the sides atone end of the body, a handle member having a split end for engagement with the body, the two sides of the body provided with openings permitting the projection of prongs between the twosides of the body, one through each side thereof, the edge of the body being adapted to be clamped between the base ends of the prongs, the free ends of the prongs between the sides of the body spreading the sides apart to per mit the free rotation of the rotatable member.

4. In a toy of the kind described, a body made up of two cardboard sheets of similar shape and secured together-at their edges, a split handle member for removable attachment to the body, the sides of the body provided with offset openings for permitting the insertion of the prongs of the handle one before the other, the free ends of the prongs being tapered externally to thin cent edge of the body, which is provided v with a notch to receive the handle at the base of the cut, whereby the handle is held against movement along the engaged edge of the body. I

Signed at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 5th day of No.- vember, 1920.

'. WILLIAM BLEESING.

CHARLES F. HOWARD. SIDNEY A. PEXTON. 

